Where the Red Fern Grows
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Movie Reviews of Where the Red Fern Grows
Movie Review: Not Worth Watching- Review: Where the Red Fern Grows- E. Tyler, Mr.Miller's Class
Summary: 2 Stars
I've never been that fond of dog stories including this movie based on the well known book Where the Red Fern Grows. But if you enjoy the boy and his dog genre this movie adaptation wasn't done very well and this may be a problem for people who loved the novel and these types of stories as well.
The couple of good points of the movie are that the blue grass music seemed fitting to portray the rural country feel of the book, and the settings are mostly done well having an Ozark mountain feel to them. Other than that there really is not much done well in this film. While the music is fitting it still was used far too often becoming quite obnoxious. Likewise the settings are too picture perfect for a very poor mountain farm.
My three biggest complaints are the constant inaccuracy of the book to movie translation. It's perfectly fine to edit a few parts but to include stupid mistakes in the details of the plot is just annoying to fans of the book. The night hunting scenes of the nocturnal raccoons were filmed in the day and they left out the snowy weather that was an important pert of the situation.
My second complaint is the horrible acting from all of the characters. The attempted southern hillbilly accents were like a joke. When the scenes tried to be dramatic it ended up being funny. My last complaint is that the entire book was supposed to be about the love and relationship that Billy and his dogs share with each other but that was pretty much nonexistent in this movie! Overall this may appeal to younger audiences who aren't able to notice these problems but if you read and enjoyed the book don't waste your time with a mediocre attempt like this.
Movie Review: Feels like a Hallmark made for TV Movie
Summary: 2 Stars
I think the biggest problem with this movie is the casting. The actress who plays the supposed mother living in the middle of nowhere looks like a model, and has very odd and awkward expressions. The gentleman who plays the father acts poorly, the young man who plays the lead character feels much older than he is supposed to be, and plays the part a bit too goody goody for believability. The only part well played in the movie is the part played by Dabney Coleman. This movie feels like a cheap made for TV movie, which is a real shame given the pedigree of the book to which it represents.Movie Review: Where the Red Fern Grows DVD
Summary: 2 Stars
I showed this movie to my 4th graders after reading the book to them. They were a little disappointed with the movie. It left out some crucial scenes that lead the reader/watcher to make a connection to Billy and so the movie is not as meaningful as the book. There were lots of tears in the book, not so many during the movie. My students were also disappointed in the lack of details of some of the biggest scenes in the book, the boy dying with the ax, the hunting competion, the death scene. It's a good movie, but no where near as good as the book.Movie Review: Wonderfully Mediocre
Summary: 2 Stars
I read the book and never saw the first movie. I expected so much from this DVD and it DID NOT deliver. Beautiful scenery, and mediocre performances kept it a float, but it FLEW through the plot. I finished the movie thinking, "That's it?" No real character development for the boy, his dogs, or even grandpa. Don't bother buying this for $23-$25. Maybe rent it, or better, borrow it from someone who wasted their money on it. Buy the book, it is SO SO much better.Movie Review: Where the Red Fern Grows
Summary: 2 Stars
I thought the acting in this movie was very poor. It also changes the book and it show how devoted the dogs are to the boy or how much real work it took to get the dogs. The hunting is in warm weather and in the day time, very unrealistic. It also does not portray the true poverty that this mountain people we in. I thought it was a poor interpretation of the book.